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- To fetteris to shackle or put in chains. It can also mean to impede
or restrict. - To burgeonis to begin to grow and flourish; to begin to sprout,
grow new buds, blossom. - To interdictmeans to prohibit or forbid.
- To decimatesomething is to destroy a large portion of it.
- To careenis to lurch from side to side while in motion or to rush
carelessly or headlong. - To upbraidis to reprove or reproach sharply; to admonish or
condemn. - To petrifyin this context is to stun or paralyze with fear,
astonishment, or dread. Petrifycan also mean to make hard or stiff
like a stone. - To fulminateis to issue a thunderous verbal attack, to berate. It can
also mean to explode or detonate. - To beguileis to deceive or cheat through cunning. It can also mean
to distract the attention of or to pass time in a pleasant manner. - To subvertmeans to overthrow, to ruin completely, or to
undermine. - To stultifyin this context means to make someone look foolish or
incompetent. It can also mean to impair or make ineffective; to
cripple. - To inveiglemeans to influence or persuade through gentle coaxing
or flattery; to entice. - To bolstermeans to buoy or hearten. It can also mean to support or
prop up. - To burnishis to polish; to rub to a shine.